Author - Fr. Barnabas Powell

Our Saturday Guest Blog – Bless Them That Curse You

Posted By Post Date: November 1, 2014

This Saturday we hear from Fr. Alex Trader. "A growling dog will inevitably make another dog growl in turn or cower in fear. A hissing cat will inevitably make another cat hiss in response or fly up a tree. But people do have a choice when others curse them and...

The Strong Man Has Come!


It never ceases to amaze me when I succumb to fears that flow from a forgetful faith. It seems a week doesn't pass (or sometimes even a day) when I am either mindlessly faithless or I have reduced my faith to mere "decoration."

Good Fathers Give Bread

Posted By Post Date: October 29, 2014

One of the greatest revelations I had in my journey to Orthodox Christianity was the powerful theological truth preserved in the timeless Christian tradition of calling our clergy "father." You may object by telling me that Jesus commanded "Call no man 'father'" in Matthew 23:9. And on the surface that...

When It’s Easier to Say “Yes”


You've met those folks, they just "go along to get along" as my mawmaw would say. They take on the opinions of those around them and whatever the crowd does, they do. I guess that's fine if you're in a good crowd, but if not, well...

The Faith Privilege


I'm not quite sure what to make of all this talk about "privilege" nowadays. If they mean that some folks were born with advantages, well it seems that's always been the case. If they mean that those born with advantages are responsible for realizing that truth, then that's OK...

Fr. Lawrence Farley on Faith Encouraged LIVE this SUNDAY!

Posted By Post Date: October 26, 2014

Fr. Lawrence Farley joins Fr. Barnabas as special guest on this Sunday's Faith Encoraged LIVE program on AncientFaith.com. We will be discussing demons, spiritual warfare, and Halloween. Listen and call in with your questions as we deal with the unseen world from an Orthodox perspective. That's this Sunday night at...

In Your Right Mind

Posted By Post Date: October 26, 2014

Today we see the extreme effects of allowing darkness to influence a man's thinking that reduces him to a mere beast! What are the influences on your thinking creating in you? Are you in your right mind? P.S. Tonight join me and my special guest, Fr. Lawrence Farley as we talk...